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A '''sparker''' is an oscillator or spaceship that produces sparks.<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_s.htm#sparker|name=Sparker|accessdate=May 24, 2009}}</ref> | A '''sparker''' is an oscillator or spaceship that produces sparks.<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_s.htm#sparker|name=Sparker|accessdate=May 24, 2009}}</ref> | ||
==Strength of sparkers<sup>[ | ==Strength of sparkers<sup>[Citation needed]</sup>== | ||
A sparker oscillator can be considered "strong", "moderate" or "weak". This has nothing to do with whether this spark can affect anything. | A sparker oscillator can be considered "strong", "moderate" or "weak". This has nothing to do with whether this spark can affect anything. | ||
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==Belly spark== | ==Belly spark== | ||
The '''belly spark''' is the part of a [[middleweight spaceship]]'s or [[heavyweight spaceship]]'s spark that is not its [[tail spark]].<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_b.htm#bellyspark|title=Belly spark|accessdate=May 14, 2016}}</ref> | The '''belly spark''' is the part of a [[middleweight spaceship]]'s or [[heavyweight spaceship]]'s spark that is not its [[tail spark]].<ref>{{CiteLexicon|file=lex_b.htm#bellyspark|title=Belly spark|accessdate=May 14, 2016}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Category:Sparkers|List of sparkers]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:04, 25 December 2018
A spark is a pattern that dies. The term is typically used to describe a collection of cells periodically thrown off by an oscillator or spaceship, but other dying patterns, particulary those consisting of only one or two cells (such as those produced by certain glider collisions, for example), are also described as sparks. For examples of small sparks see unix and heavyweight spaceship. For examples of much larger sparks, see Schick engine and phi spark.
Sparker
A sparker is an oscillator or spaceship that produces sparks.[1]
Strength of sparkers[Citation needed]
A sparker oscillator can be considered "strong", "moderate" or "weak". This has nothing to do with whether this spark can affect anything.
- "Strong": a sparker that does not affect the oscillator if removed, e.g. Unix, Kok's galaxy and middleweight volcano.
- "Moderate": a sparker that requires the spark in order for the oscillator to survive, e.g. mold, fumarole and figure eight.
- "Weak": a sparker that does not throw out sparks, and instead it is connected to the oscillator itself, e.g. caterer, T-nosed p4 and thumb 1.
Smoke
Smoke is debris that is fairly long-lived but eventually dies out completely. Thus, it is basically a large spark, but the term is used especially when talking about the output from a spaceship (as in a smoking ship).[2]
Tail spark
A tail spark is a spark that appears at the back of a spaceship.[3] For example, there is a one-bit tail spark at the back of a lightweight spaceship, middleweight spaceship, and heavyweight spaceship in their less dense phases.
Belly spark
The belly spark is the part of a middleweight spaceship's or heavyweight spaceship's spark that is not its tail spark.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sparker". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Smoke". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on June 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Tail spark". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Spark". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver. Retrieved on May 14, 2016.
External links
- Spark at Wikipedia
- Spark at the Life Lexicon